New research has uncovered the earliest traces of lead contamination caused by human activities, linking the development of ...

Researchers have discovered that ancient civilisation not only had skilled artisans, but they were armed with knowledge of metals that came from outside the planet. The revelation has come from ...

In 2014, a diver discovered 40 ingots of an alloy metal in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of the ancient Greek town of Gela in modern-day Sicily. Further surveys by the local authorities in ...

Ancient metallurgy and the modern environment Ancient metallurgy is one of the technologies that has left lasting imprints on our modern climate and environment. Smelting (converting ore to workable ...

Made of five metals, it is a rare combination of Shaiva-Shaktha and Naga cult, according to T. Murugeshi, a retired Associate Professor of Ancient History and Archaeology. Lord Shiva is seated ...